Colorado Rockies Stadium

The Colorado Rockies, also called “The Rox”, have been an important part of the National League (NL) in Major League Baseball (MLB). The team has not been able to gain much accomplishments yet. However, they achieved the NL pennant once in 2007. The team plays its home games at Coors Field, in Downtown area, Denver.

Richard Monfort and Charles Monfort are the present owners of the Colorado Rockies while Greg Feasel serves as the President of the team. Moreover, Bill Schmidt acts as the General Manager for the team. In the 2023 MLB season, the team gained a record of 59-103-0 alongside a rank of #5 in the NL West Division.

What is the name of the Colorado Rockies’ Stadium?

Coors Field is the official stadium for the Colorado Rockies in Major League Baseball (MLB). It is notable for being the highest elevated MLB baseball stadium as it is located 5,200 feet above the sea level. Based in Denver, Colorado, United States, the Colorado Rockies has been using this stadium since 1995 as their home stadium.

Coors Field’s History/Coors Field Construction and Cost

The Colorado Rockies were formed in 1993 as a result of the MLB expanding into two new teams in 1991. The formation of the new team also led to plans of construction of a new baseball only stadium in Denver, Colorado, United States. Accordingly, construction of the stadium started on October 16, 1992 and the team played at Mile High Stadium until the new stadium was completed. The new stadium was opened to the public on April 26, 1995 with the first game played on the same day. Coors Brewing Company in Colorado purchased the naming rights of the stadium for $30 million and it was named Coors Field. Notably several dinosaur fossils were also discovered during the stadium’s construction, including that of a face of a triceratops. This also led to the team choosing Dinger, a triceratops as their mascot.

Coors Field is a “old school” baseball stadium. Initially, the plan was to make the stadium smaller. However, the first season of the Colorado Rockies attracted a large number of fans and therefore the plans were changed. Accordingly, the upper deck with more seats were added in the stadium. The center field bleacher area is called “The Rockpile''. It is located in the deep center field and is elevated. The climate and high elevation of Denver makes this stadium hitter friendly. It's also the first MLB stadium that has an underground heating system. The stadium underwent major renovations in 2017. They also used the land near the stadium to raise funds for improving the Denver Baseball Stadium. Coors Brewing Company also extended their naming rights deal to the stadium until 2047.

The concession stand has different features for the fans. There is a statue of Rocky Mountain. Moreover, there are also fountains, streams and pine trees behind the center field. This fountain blasts up towards the clouds if the Colorado Rockies win a game or when a team member scores a home run. The stadium also has two huge Daktronics scoreboards. The top scoreboard display is 27 by 47 feet while the second serves as the scoreboard and lineup display and measures 33 by 73 feet. A ribbon display is also present in the stadium. Notable restaurants and microbreweries like The Sandlot’s Blue Moon Brewery provide Blue Moon, a Belgian style beer made up of wheat, which is quite popular in Colorado. The stadium also has restaurants that provide Denver Dogs, Rockie Dogs, burgers, vegetarian dogs and other tasty foods. For kids, there is an arcade with video games and a lounge. The Coors Field also hasn outdoor picnic area next to the bullpens.

The field surface has been constructed by using Perennial Ryegrass. The left field is 347 feet and the left center field is 390 feet. The right field is 350 feet and the right center field is 375 feet. The center field is 415 feet and the backstop is 56 feet. The construction of Coors Field cost $300 million in 1995, which was equal to $576 million as of 2022. It was constructed by Populous.

Coors Field’s Capacity

Coors Field has the capacity to support 46,897 fans with 50,144 fans by including standing area as of 2024. However, the 1998 MLB All-Star game in the stadium saw a record attendance of 51,267 fans.

This is a look at the capacity of Coors Field from the beginning to now:

Coors Field Seating Chart

The following is the seating chart for fans for a baseball game at Coors Field:

What is the parking cost at Coors Field? Parking Map

The following is the parking map available for fans for a baseball game at Coors Field:

The Colorado Rockies have provided detailed information about parking and their prices for their fans. There is Main Parking Lot A, which takes the fans to the Gate A of the stadium in 10 minutes. Parking here starts at $20 for each vehicle.

From Lot B, Gate A can be reached in 15 minutes. The parking price starts at $18 for each vehicle. Accessible parking is the third method. Gate A can be reached the quickest as it is directly adjacent to Gate A of the stadium. There is also the VIP Lot-Valet Service. From here, Gate B of the stadium can be reached in 5 minutes. The parking cost starts at $35 for each vehicle.

For Gate C and Gate E Lots, the parking should be pre-purchased and single game sales are not available for these. The payment for parking can be conducted via automatic pay machinist at the 27th Street entry in the parking garage.

Coors Field’s Notable Events

Coors Field has been a witness to quite a few notable events sine becoming the home of the Colorado Rockies. They are listed below:

Other Sports

Ice Hockey

The Coors Field has been home to three ice hockey games. One was a collegiate ice hockey game while the other two were NHL games. There shown below in a table format for better understanding:

Music Concerts

Coors Field, like other MLB baseball stadiums, has also been the home to several music concerts since it was introduced. Performers include Eagles & Jimmy Buffet (2018), Def Leppard & Journey (2018), Billy Joel (2019), Motley Crue (2022). Def Leppard & Journey’s concert on July 21, 2018 was attended by a record number of 45,000 fans.

Upcoming performers include Green Day on September 7, 2024 and Def Leppard & Journey on September 8, 2024.